Balbinder Broadbent
Outfield
£850.00
Acrylic and oil on panel
56cm x 56cm
Balbinder Broadbent was born in Leeds. She graduated with a BA Hons degree in Fine Art, Printmaking from the School of Art & Design in Hull. This was followed by an MA in Fine Art, Painting from the University of East London in 1998.
Awards include the UEL Painting Purchase Prize in 1998, Highly commended in the Mercer Open Exhibition, Harrogate, 2017 and 2nd Prize Winner at the Mercer Open, 2010 and 2019. In 2022 she had a successful solo exhibition at the Mercer Gallery Harrogate, where one of her paintings was purchased for their permanent collection. She has numerous collectors of her work in the UK and overseas.
Balbinder says: ‘My work is rooted heavily in the creative process. I have an enduring fascination with the metamorphosis of shape and intersecting forms and their ability to communicate/trigger an emotional response whilst allowing the viewer to navigate a passage through the painting. Metaphorical windows are a recurring motif, as are marks and symbols that dance and scribe over shifting planes.
I have been influenced by the textile history of my Indian heritage, having grown up in a household of textile ‘artists’ where this played an important role in storytelling. Colour is fundamental to my work. The prowess of colour, its history, psychology and symbolism are vital cornerstones of the work’.
